The two Weekly Standard writers returned Friday night with a post suggesting that their wish came true.

At 10:52 p.m. on Friday night, Hayes and Kristol wrote that "Romney Prepares to Pick Ryan," nearly 20 minutes before the Romney campaign announced that it would name someone as its vice presidential pick on Saturday morning in Norfolk, Va.

Hayes and Kristol, writing from Elm Grove, Wis., and Washington, D.C., didn't confirm that Ryan was definitely the pick, as NBC's Chuck Todd and The Huffington Post's Jon Ward did just after midnight based on their sources. But the Weekly Standard suggested more strongly than any previous post that Ryan was the likely choice.

"We reported what we knew then; I guess you could say we began to break it," Kristol told The Huffington Post in an email Saturday.

During a Saturday morning appearance on Fox News, Kristol said that the Romney campaign had just emailed him, emphasizing the campaign made the Ryan pick before his editorial.

Four years ago, Kristol boosted Sarah Palin on "Fox News Sunday," suggesting she might become John McCain's running mate pick at a time when she didn't make most national media shortlists. Kristol has been talking up Ryan for some time, including urging the Wisconsin congressman himself to run for president last year.

There's been speculation for days that the Romney campaign was on the verge of making an announcement, with reporters jockeying to be the first to confirm the pick -- a quadrennial tradition among the political press corps.

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Marco Rubio

"Throughout his life, Mitt Romney has made great decisions, and choosing Paul Ryan as his running mate is a truly inspired choice. I got to know Paul during my Senate campaign when he endorsed me early on when I was still considered a long shot. Paul Ryan is a courageous reformer who understands our nation's challenges, has proposed bold policy solutions to solve them, and has shown the courage to stand up to President Obama and other Washington politicians trying to tear him down.
"The Romney-Ryan ticket is going to win in November because it offers the American people visionary leadership to recapture the free enterprise spirit that has empowered countless Americans to build businesses from scratch and live the American dream. I'm excited about the visionary change a Romney-Ryan team will bring to Washington, and I look forward to campaigning